In Detroit, tens of thousands of people are facing a deadline Tuesday that could cost some of them their homes. That's when homeowners have to make arrangements to either pay delinquent property taxes âEUR" or risk losing their home at a county auction.

A big reason many of Detroit's poorer residents are struggling with their water bills is inequitable water-pricing. Allows rate differences between categories such as residential or commercial users, but not between different incomes.

The headline juxtaposition boggles the mind. You have, on one day, "Detroit Files Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in History." Then on the next, you have "Detroit Plans to Pay For New Red Wings Hockey Arena Despite Bankruptcy."